Many elements combine to make up the apprenticeship system in Australia. In this report, we focus on five enduring issues in the apprenticeship system that have been discussed in research and literature over time.
This report investigates skill underutilisation in Australian workers by examining patterns of over-skilling and over-qualification and the pathways of people into jobs where they are over-skilled.
Note: This publication has been superseded. The biennial Employers’ use and views of the VET system 2021 reports on employer engagement and satisfaction with training and on the various ways employers meet their skill needs.
This report identifies the strengths, limitations and effectiveness of employment-based training models and provides international and Australian examples.
This research discusses the role of VET in mitigating the effects of economic downturns on young people and helping them move into employment.
This research investigates the contribution that community education providers make to foundation skills training in regional Australia, the models of delivery that seemed to work best, and whether training helped build the social and human capital of the individual and broader community.